Last Name SYLVIA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SYLVIA is ranked as the 20601st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,551.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.49 people named SYLVIA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SYLVIA is 6,881, the rank is 5,480 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SYLVIA is 2.16.

Last Names SYLVIA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,551 +/-9.0%
  • National Rank 20,601
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,881
  • National Rank 5,480
  • Proportion/100k 2.16

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SYLVIA is 89.0% White, 3.4% Hispanic origin, 3.0% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.4% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SYLVIA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SYLVIA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SYLVIA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 89.0% 63.9% 25.1%
Hispanic origin 3.4% 16.3% -12.9%
Black 3.0% 12.3% -9.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 3.4% 1.8% 1.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SYLVIA is California where 251 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SYLVIA, as 1.73 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 61 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 76.0% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.08 20.8% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 17 0.17 67.7% Minnesota 13 0.24 61.6% Missouri 20 0.67 71.4% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 39.3% Ohio 44 0.38 81.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 36.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 76.0%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 20.8%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 17 0.17 67.7%
Minnesota 13 0.24 61.6%
Missouri 20 0.67 71.4%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 39.3%
Ohio 44 0.38 81.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 36.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 17 0.25 68.3% California 251 0.65 95.9% Colorado 34 0.63 83.7% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 43.2% Montana 8 0.77 44.7% Nevada 28 0.97 82.6% New Mexico 20 0.94 71.6% Oregon 15 0.37 64.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 25 0.36 78.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 17 0.25 68.3%
California 251 0.65 95.9%
Colorado 34 0.63 83.7%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 43.2%
Montana 8 0.77 44.7%
Nevada 28 0.97 82.6%
New Mexico 20 0.94 71.6%
Oregon 15 0.37 64.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 25 0.36 78.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 10 0.77 51.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 68.5% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 41.2% New York 129 0.65 93.2% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.9% Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.7% Vermont 8 1.25 68.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 10 0.77 51.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 68.5%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 41.2%
New York 129 0.65 93.2%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.9%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.7%
Vermont 8 1.25 68.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names SYLVIA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 43.3% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 194 0.98 96.8% Georgia 70 0.69 90.9% Kentucky 6 0.15 41.4% Louisiana 27 0.58 72.5% Maryland 29 0.48 82.5% Mississippi 20 0.67 71.4% North Carolina 48 0.48 90.3% Oklahoma 14 0.37 60.7% South Carolina 25 0.51 81.5% Tennessee 26 0.39 82.0% Texas 171 0.64 94.3% Virginia 52 0.63 89.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 44.1%

South States
State stats for the first name SYLVIA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 43.3%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 194 0.98 96.8%
Georgia 70 0.69 90.9%
Kentucky 6 0.15 41.4%
Louisiana 27 0.58 72.5%
Maryland 29 0.48 82.5%
Mississippi 20 0.67 71.4%
North Carolina 48 0.48 90.3%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 60.7%
South Carolina 25 0.51 81.5%
Tennessee 26 0.39 82.0%
Texas 171 0.64 94.3%
Virginia 52 0.63 89.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 44.1%
 

Full Names with SYLVIA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SYLVIA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SYLVIA.

The most popular full name is James SYLVIA. 13.17% of all the people named SYLVIA have this given name.

There are 154 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SYLVIA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SYLVIA 13.17%
2 Joseph SYLVIA 5.39%
3 Christopher SYLVIA 3.29%
4 Daniel SYLVIA 2.69%
5 David SYLVIA 2.69%
6 Charles SYLVIA 2.40%
7 Michael SYLVIA 1.80%
8 Andrew SYLVIA 1.50%
9 Gary SYLVIA 1.50%
10 Gloria SYLVIA 1.50%
11 John SYLVIA 1.50%
12 Aaron SYLVIA 1.20%
13 Adam SYLVIA 1.20%
14 Brent SYLVIA 1.20%
15 Gerald SYLVIA 1.20%
16 Holly SYLVIA 1.20%
17 Joyce SYLVIA 1.20%
18 Luis SYLVIA 1.20%
19 Miguel SYLVIA 1.20%
20 Richard SYLVIA 1.20%

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